David Kirby is a vice president and senior fellow at the Cato
Institute. His research interests include libertarian voters,
public opinion, and field experiments in political campaigns.
David’s publications include “The
Libertarian Vote,” “The
Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama,” and “The
Libertarian Roots of the Tea Party.” His writing has appeared
in Politico, Roll Call, National Review,
Tech Central Station, and Human Events, and his
research has been cited in The Economist, New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington
Times, National Review, and National
Journal. Before joining Cato, David served as vice president
of public opinion and data analysis at FreedomWorks, campaign
executive director for the Institute for Humane Studies at George
Mason University, and executive director of America’s Future
Foundation. In his misspent youth, he interned for Senator Ted
Kennedy. David holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government. A college debater, he also has a
bachelor’s degree in rhetoric from Bates College.
